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Brig. Gen. Frederick Roggero, Air Mobility Command deputy director of Air, Space and Information Operations, briefs aircrews Jan. 11 on the importance of remaining vigilant while flying missions. Recently, AMC crews have seen an increase in the occurrence of Class A mishaps with Department of Defense aircraft -- five in the last 16 months.

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Congressman Vic Snyder visits with Cheri Dunlap's fifth grade students at Arnold Elementary School recently to see the base's school facilities first-hand. Arnold Elementary School, while boasting among the highest test scores in the state, is in need of replacements.

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Brig. Gen. Frederick Roggero, Air Mobility Command deputy director of Air, Space and Information Operations, briefs aircrews Jan. 11 on the importance of remaining vigilant while flying missions. Recently, aircrews have seen an increase in the occurrence of class A mishaps with Department of Defense aircraft -- five in the last 16 months.

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Little Rock Air Force Base


January 19, 2007

General says get 'back to basics'
The Air Mobility Command deputy director of Air, Space and Information Operations shared a safety message with Little Rock AFB Airmen Jan. 11 on the recent number of worldwide Class A mishaps. read more...

Hub-and-spoke missions provide tactical airlift in Iraq
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFNEWS) — Whether it’s operating from rough dirt strips or dropping off troops and equipment into hostile areas, C-130 Hercules keep convoys off the road in Iraq through airpower. read more...

Quarterly award winners named
Congratulations to the following Little Rock Air Force Base fourth-quarter award winners: read more...

Scholarship for Military Children program opens for 2007
FORT LEE, Va. — Gas prices are biting into the family budget, interest rates are rising, and college tuition is outpacing inflation. At least some relief is in sight for military families as the Scholarships for Military Children program opens for 2007. read more...

Briefs

January 19, 2007 Issue
This weeks current news briefs and important events happening around LRAFB. read more...

Movies

LRAFB shows movies through AAFES. For more information on this service please call 987-6461. Adults are $3.50, 12 and under are $1.75. To see what movies are playing this week click on this link...

Commentary

Remembering MLK: Message of respect applicable to today's military
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNEWS) — Americans observed what would have been the 78th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday. read more...